SC Lede: COVID-19 — The Senate Vibe Checks McMaster

Gov. Henry McMaster talks with ZVerse owner John Carrington in his West Columbia warehouse where employees are picking boxes of face shields his company produces. Soon production of the ZShield Flex, which both McMaster and Carrington are wearing, will ramp up for consumers and working professionals.

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On this episode of the South Carolina Lede for May 16, 2020, we look at how a majority of State Senate Republicans want to check Gov. Henry McMaster's emergency powers, and what he thinks about it. Plus, the governor tours a plant that produces practical face shields for non-medical applications, Dr. Linda Bell explains why are testing numbers don’t provide the entire picture, and more.

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